Don’t believe the hype: there is no deal on the budget. Yes, I saw all of the headlines, too, some of them to prompt readers
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Budget Talks Stall As Reid Calls GOP Move A ‘Poison Pill’
We were expecting a vote today on the budget. What we got was more fighting. With the House and the Senate back to work for
Read MoreCongress Gets A Raise, Hasn’t Yet Fixed The Budget
If you’ve been worried about what will happen to those poor folks in Congress once the tax increases hit, worry no more: they’re getting a
Read MoreWhite House Sets Budget Vote Deadline
They came, they saw, they concurred. Yes, I meant concurred. And here’s what they agreed on: they should do something about the budget. Sadly, I’m
Read MoreObama, Boehner, Reid Blame Each Other For Lack Of A Budget
President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Read MoreHow You Can Lose Money on Paper & Still Win at Tax Time Like Romney
We’re programmed to hate losses. A loss tends to mean that you did something wrong, made a poor move, or chose the ill-advised option. But
Read MoreBoehner Fails To Push Through Plan B
Christmas did not come early for Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH). Boehner failed to garner enough votes in the House to push through
Read MoreMikulski Expected To Replace Inouye As Appropriations Committee Chair
A little bit of history happened this week. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) has been tapped to chair the Senate Appropriations Committee. She will be the
Read MoreLawmakers, Guns & Money: Where Do We Go After Sandy Hook?
This is our first task — caring for our children. It’s our first job. If we don’t get that right, we don’t get anything right.
Read MoreBudget Resolution May Come Down To One Question
Who is rich? After more than a year of arguing about the budget, the answer to that single question may be the answer to our
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